7 Gifts that Give Back to the World
This holiday season there are a number of ways you can donate to powerful causes in honor of family and friends that they would wholeheartedly endorse in lieu of a gift.
This holiday season there are a number of ways you can donate to powerful causes in honor of family and friends that they would wholeheartedly endorse in lieu of a gift.
Alex Pasternack | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology
When the space shuttle launched on Monday, it wasn't carrying a new satellite or even burrito ingredients. It was packed with a bunch of spare parts f...
Betwa Sharma | Posted 10.29.2009 | World
Prison conditions worldwide are worse than the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture could have imagined. Jails without air, toilets and food are not rare.
Mairi Beautyman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green
After a 20-day trip, four Japanese social norms made me wonder if pledges for extremely ambitious greenhouse gas emission cuts are realistic.
Kiri Westby | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
Regardless of the antibacterial soap and the special seat liners, public bathrooms can bring out the inner hypochondriac in all of us, myself included.
Anneli Rufus | Posted 06.27.2009 | World
The transportation of human fecal matter is a worthwhile investment opportunity, according to World Bank officials.
Ari Herzog | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green
The next time you need to do a number two, be sure to stop by the Bronx Zoo, sit on their eco loo, and watch your human poo slide down the toilet OOOH -- without water!
Doug Obegi | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green
California is at a crossroads; it can either follow its old course toward drought and an insufficient drinking water supply, or it can commit to a new, smart-water solution for the 21st century.
DivineCaroline.com | Posted 12.10.2008 | Living
While scientists may regard penicillin or vaccinations as the greatest medical breakthroughs of all, Jack Sim claims toilets have done more for our he...
Richard Walden | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact